Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Railways, roads & transport, all years

Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Railways, roads & transport

Railways, roads & transport, 1883

59 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 3

Road to Kiandra

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1883 · page 3

The following correspondence has sent by Mr. J. M. Lett, J.P. :— Department of Public Works, Sydney, 4th January, 1883…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Preliminary Notification of Parish Road. Department of Mines, Sydney, 19th January, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 3

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, having deemed it expedient to make the parish road mentioned in the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Proposed Resumption of Land for Road [?] Land District of Cooma. Department of Mines. Sydney, 19th January, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1883 · page 3

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed to resume so much land as is embraced in certain conditional purchases (described in the appended…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Road to Braidwood

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 4

WE have received the following for publication:— Department of Mines, Sydney, 6th February, 1883…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Roads No. 83-271 82-276-[?] S.G.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1883 · page 3

Gate no. 919.—Applicant.—J. Bowerman. Description.—Double gate (not less than 12 feet wide on a road from B[?] to Billing[?] within J. Bowerman's 320 acres o.p.,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Road to Heaven

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 February 1883 · page 3

[THE following pathetic balled by [?] (G. R. Sim[?], author of "The Lights" London, &c. appeared in a recent number of the London Referee.]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Bridge Route

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1883 · page 3

THE following memorial was despatched by Mr. Angus McDonald, of Bu[?], near Nimity[?], to Messrs, Badgery and Tooth, many…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Lively Tramway Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 28 February 1883 · page 4

LAST evening a public meeting of residents of the borough of Leichardt was held in the local Council Chambers for the purpose of urging the Government to construct a…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

The Royal Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 3

It will be seen from the appended letter that our members are ends vou[?]ing to have a new bridge substituted for the present wretched and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Accident

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1883 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement prevailed in the city early this morning owing to the circulation of a report to the effect that a man had been cut to…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Bridge in Sharp-street

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1883 · page 2

THE following letter has been for warded by Mr. R. L. Tooth, M. P., to Mr.A.C.Llewellyn, Council Clerk:— Department of Public Works,…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Bridge in Sharp-street

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1883 · page 3

WE have received the following letter from Mr. H. S. Badgery for publication:— Department of public [?]…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 21 March 1883 · page 4

THE Queanbeyan people, or the stereotyped few who present them on all occasions are now in a great fume over the site for the railway station when the line reaches that…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Tollbar Creek Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 3

THE residents of Umaralla, Tollbar, and Countaguinea are greatly inconvenienced by having no bridge over Tollbar Creek, one of the most…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Sharp-street Bridge

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 24 March 1883 · page 3

MR. R. L. TOOTH, M.L.A., has forwarded the following letter to Mr.A.C. Llewellyn, Council Clerk :— Department of Public Works,…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway Meeting

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 2

AT the Australian Hotel, Cooma, on Tuesday evening, a public meeting was held, at which there was a fair attendance. The Mayor read the requisition addressed to him, and stated the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Road Wanted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 21 April 1883 · page 3

A DEPUTATION was introduced by Messrs. O'Mara and Russell Barton, M's.L.A., to the Minister of Works in order to obtain the instruction of…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Reserves from Sale for Railway Purposes. Department of Lands, Sydney, 18th April, 1883

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1883 · page 3

IN pursuance of the provisions of the 4th section of the Crown Lands Alignation Act of 1861, the land specified in the schedule appended hereto to shall be reserved from…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Railway to Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 3

OUR senior member acknowledges the receipt of the resolutions passed at the recent public meeting in Cooma:—…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

The Tramway System

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 3

THE decision on Friday given by the Supreme Court with regard to the use of steam motors being illegal, has created great excitement, and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →